Standard Chartered PLC — Board/Management Information 2006

Jul 7, 2006

Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered PLC

（渣打集團有限公司）

(Registered in England and Wales number 966425)

(Stock Code : 2888)

(the "Company")

Appointment of Lord Turner as independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered PLC

Provision of additional information to the Announcement dated 5 July 2006 in relation to the appointment of Lord Turner as independent non-executive director of the Company

The purpose of this announcement is to provide additional information to the announcement dated 5 July 2006 in relation to the appointment of Lord Turner as independent non-executive director of the Company (the "Announcement").

Jonathan Adair Lord Turner of Ecchinswell is currently a non-executive director of United Business Media plc which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Lord Turner will be entitled to receive a director's fee of £60,000 per annum together with £15,000 per annum and £12,500 per annum as members of the Audit & Risk Committee and the Board Remuneration Committee respectively. The level of fees are determined with reference to the roles and responsibilities of independent non-executive directors.

Save as the information disclosed above and in the Announcement, there is no other information required to be disclosed pursuant to any of the requirements under Rule 13.51(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

By Order of the Board

Charles Bennett Brown

Group Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 6 July 2006

As of the date hereof, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises:

Executive Directors – Mr Bryan Kaye Sanderson, CBE; Mr Evan Mervyn Davies, CBE; Mr Michael Bernard DeNoma; Mr Richard Henry Meddings; Mr Kaikhushru Shiavax Nargolwala; Mr Peter Alexander Sands; and

Independent Non-Executive Directors – Sir CK Chow; Mr James Frederick Trevor Dundas; Ms Valerie Frances Gooding, CBE; Mr Rudolph Harold Peter Markham; Ms Ruth Markland; Mr Hugh Edward Norton; Mr Paul David Skinner; and Mr Oliver Henry James Stocken

Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in South China Morning Post.